22Hooray for Children program:
Sharon McGruder, from the McCarter Theatre, shares the richness
of the African-American culture through songs, dance, tales,
myths, and stories in Raps, Rhymes and Reasons.Centennial Hall; 2pm

10 An extraordinary lecture on James Brown,
the celebrated librarian and community leader, presented by Amiri
Baraka.Centennial Hall; 6pm

James Brown, celebrated librarian and community leader

15Black America on Stage: An encore
performance of August Wilsons Fences by The
African Globe TheatreWorks. Centennial Hall; 6pm

17 The male chorus of First Timothy Baptist
Church of Newark presents a lively evening of inspirational music.
Centennial Hall; 6:30pm

19 Celebrate the music of Black composers
with soprano Jacquie Myers in concert. Centennial Hall; 2pm

Soprano Jacquie Myers

22Black America on Stage: The Black
Spectrum Youth Theatre presents two performances of The
Mystery of Phillis Wheatley. Centennial Hall; 1:30pm and 6pm

26Hooray for Children series
presents Julie Pasqual in African and Afro- American
Folktales. Centennial Hall; 2pm

Julie Pasqual

29 The Arts High School Drama Club presents
excerpts from The Black Museum.
Centennial Hall; 6:30pm

Programs are free and open to the public; for more information,
call the James Brown African-American Room at 733-5411 or the
Program Hotline at 733-5643, or access the Librarys Home
Page at www.npl.org.

Funding for these programs was provided in part by a Community
Development Block Grant/HUD, administered by the City of Newark.